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A group of Californians has submitted yet another initiative to secede from the United States as the country is gripped by one of its worst political crisis in recent history.

Tsvetan Vassilev's representative, Joseph Augustine, executive vice president at the Washington-based consultancy Jefferson Waterman International, JWI, has confirmed in an interview with the Bulgarian International Television that his company has notified the US State Department and Treasury about the ex-banker's case.

Representatives from over 100 countries will participate in the Army-2017 International Military and Technical Forum, which will be held at the Patriot Center near Moscow, on August 22, confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Prensa Latina News Agency. 

US President Donald Trump thanked his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for his decision to expel 755 US personnel from the US Embassy to Russia. He also said that Russia was against the election and explained why.

U.S. President Donald Trump's approval of new sanctions against Russia has triggered a debate as to whether the latest spiral of tensions might lead to a new Cold War between Washington and Moscow.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will arrive on an official visit to Serbia in late September, the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti said on Tuesday.

The report said that the Turkish delegation would include about 150 businesspeople from different sectors.

Sustainability in world peace requires non-confrontational and reasonably harmonious relations between great powers. It is also important to address the problems of the world in a cooperative understanding and to find common platforms for their resolution. The current state of affairs in U.S.-Russia relations is far from such an atmosphere.

NATO's relationship with Russia is more difficult than it has been at any point since the end of the Cold War, according to Western defense alliance NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Ties between NATO and Russia are at their most difficult phase since the Cold War, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said, blaming Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict.

China held a drill on Aug. 4 with internet service providers to practice taking down websites deemed harmful, as the country's censors tighten control ahead of a sensitive five-yearly political reshuffle set to take place later this year.